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Happy Lament

1984 · 83 min

A wry, gently melancholic village comedy where quiet stubbornness and small-town scheming play out at an unhurried, human pace.

Overview
In a Transylvanian village, a pastor tries to convert a local peasant to his religion, for personal interests.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • class
  • power
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mircea Moldovan
Written by
Mircea Moldovan, András Sütő
Starring
Alexandru Lungu, Aristide Teică, Florina Cercel, Dem Rădulescu, Tamara Buciuceanu-Botez, Paul Lavric, Tania Filip, Nicolae Manolache
Runtime
83 min
Country
Romania
Languages
Romanian

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